Brake lights The brake lights on my '84 Accord stay on all the time. There is a small, round, pointed plastic tab that has broken apart, landing on the floor under the brake pedal. Apparently, this plastic piece contacts the brake light switch upon release of the pedal, sending the signal to turn the light off. My question: what is this plastic piece called? I cannot search for the part without knowing its name. Thanks.

What you described fits perfectly with the description of a brakelight switch. Check with a parts store and have them show you what one looks like.What you described fits perfectly with the description of a brakelight switch. Check with a parts store and have them show you what one looks like.

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Ive got a 92 Tercel. Had this same problem. Look around on the floorboard of your car. Look for a small rubber disc, or broken up pieces of the rubber disc.

If you see the pieces or whole hard rubber thing on the floor, then the rubber disc that goes at the point where the brakelight switch touches the back of the brake pedal has fallen off.

When that disc falls off the brakelight switch touches bare metal, and the switch is grounded which makes it stay on all the time.

Climb under the dash with a flashlight and look at the back of the brake pedal. Find the brakelight switch, look at the point where the switch contacts the pedal. See if the rubber disc is missing. If itis missing find a small piece of rubber to superglue on the spot where the switch makes contact.

If the disc is there the brakelight switch is probably stuck. If its stuck you will see a gap betweenthe switch contact and the brake pedal. If its stuck get a replacement brakelight switch from anauto parts store.

check your brake light switch. If it is loose or broken the shifter interlock will not disengage; as the power to the solenoid goes through the brake light switch. Otherwise it is a problem with the the brake light fuse, switch or shifter lock solenoid.

Overriding the system:

On the riight side of the shift lever. There is a small round plastic cover. (The left side of the shift lever is P, the right side of the shift lever is a small round plastic cover about half inch.) Pop out the plastic cover, push the lever on the handle and insert a long philips screwdriver in it. It should shift now even if the engine is off. ( You do not need to turn the screwdriver, just insert it)

the plastic round stopper most probably broke that is were the stoplight switch sits when not depressed easy fix find a washer small enough to block the hole were the original plastic stopper was making sure the washer aligns to the brake light switch and secure washer w/ zipties hope this helps.